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We are starting a new thread as the old one was getting a bit long to read.

There are sites where you can do this for free online if you are happy to do it that way, please not that both these sites do not currently produce correct codes for the 1100, 1110,1600 + some other models on the Virgin, Tesco , Easymobile and T-mobile Networks

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NOW A SOFTWARE WAY TO UNLOCK SOME OF THE NOKIA BB5 PHONES AND SOME SHOPS & MARKET STALLS CAN NOW UNLOCK THEM WITH A BOX FOR A FEE , OR YOU CAN PAY THE NETWORK IT IS LOCKED TO FOR A CODE but still no free codes !! (see software solution below )

SEE LIST IN POST 2 FOR KNOWN BB5 TYPE NOKIAS.

3 will now unlock your phone for £15 if you are in the LAST month of your contract with them.Other Networks will now unlock the above on their Network for about £20-30.

thanks to Dejan (THE original Nokia code man !!) for the following software unlock solution for the BB5 type phones listed here

There are also now a new batch of unlockable phones coming out , the Nokia 2310, 2610 , 2630, 1112, 1200, 1208 and some of the later 1600's all use a method of lock that we cannot do for free at this time. These are now unlockable by using service equipment at a market stall etc

Your IMEI number is obtained by entering *#06# into the phone

You need to enter the Network that the phone is locked to not the one you wish to use.

As a rule the code ending in +7# is the one to use in the U.K. if that one does not work then try the one ending +1#

You only get 5 attempts to unlock by code so if you get stuck please ask for help !! (it's not the end of the world if you use up your 5 tries, the phone will still work and can be unlocked by a shop/market or boot stallholder with the correct equipment for about £10)

if you feel unsure about getting the correct code then please feel free to send a private message to either myself or user Drahcir (just click on our names on the left of our posts to get the drop down menu with that option.

Unlock Instructions:

1. Only try the supplied code once

2. Take out the SIM card from the phone.(unless it is a Nokia 6230i, you need to put a sim card from another Network in that one before you enter the code...Drahcir reminds me !!)

3.Type in the generated code in the phone

(E.g) #pw+123456789101112+1#

the phone will then normally reboot itself and come back on at which point it is unlocked. Try with a simcard from another network and it should accept it.

You may be asked for the security code which is 12345 (or sometimes 00000) uless you changed it or "PIN code" if the sim card itself has a security code(normally a 4 digit code supplied with the sim card) .If you enter the wrong Sim PIN 10 times you will be asked for a PUK code which you need to get from the Network.

IF you cannot remember your security code this can be reset by a shop/market or boot stallholder with the correct equipment for about £5 to £10

Further Informational Instruction:

1. To show p in the phones display - just press * three times within two seconds.

2. To show w in the phones display - just press * four times within two seconds.

3. To show + in the phones display - just press * twice within two seconds.

For articles on unlocking and links to various bits of free software then go towww.unlockme.co.uk

***Edit by Board Guide, there is a closed thread here regarding the unlocking of other manufacturers' phones***

##### PLEASE DO NOT POST REQUESTS TO UNLOCK OTHER MAKES OF MOBILES IN THIS THREAD...IF IT IS NOT LISTED IN THE THREAD ABOVE THEN YOUR PHONE NEEDS TO BE UNLOCKED IN A SHOP BY CABLE AND SERVICE EQUIPMENT FOR ABOUT £10 ##############

Last edited by Browntoa; 21-03-2010 at 9:40 AM.

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Prices for BB5 unlocking usually are around £25 from a Pro Unlocking shop or from buying a code from your network

Last edited by Browntoa; 25-04-2010 at 9:54 AM.

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The first thread had 576 posts and 34087 views plus there was an original thread which was lost in the transfer to the new forums nearly two years ago. Since I asked Browntoa and drahcir to start the current format of the unlocking threads these are the statistics.

Thread 1 had 1143 posts and 146701 views

Thread 2 had 1264 posts and 70294 views

Thread 3 had 2033 posts and 66061 views

Thread 4 had 1937 posts and 49421 views

Thread 5 had 3575 posts and 113267 vews

Thread 6 had 2904 posts and 111103 views

This means an incredible number of MSE users have been helped mainly by Browntoa, drahcir (Richard if you can read backwards!), baldhead, gaming_guy and JayMarsh along with other MSE users and for this they deserve a huge thank you!

Please take the time to click their thanks button when they have helped you.

Martin has asked me to tell you that I'm the Board Guide of the Telephones, Reclaim Bank Charges, Silver Savers and Scotland boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and I can move and merge threads there. Pease remember, board guides don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. Board guides don't deal with this. Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.

I'm the Board Guide of the Referrers,Telephones, Pensions , Shop Don't drop and Discount Codeboards which means I'm a volunteer to help them run smoothly and I can move and merge posts there. However, please remember, board guides don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.

Insert a WRONG sim card, one that doesn’t work in the phone. When it says phone restricted, press‘undo’. It will ask you for a restriction code and input the code into the box on the screen.
#pw+284265207274577+7#

I've just unlocked an old Nokia 1600 on unlockitfree.com, so that I can use my free orange sim card for orange wednesdays. The first code they supplied worked! I had also looked on another site - unlock.nokiafree.org but their codes didn't work at all.

I've just unlocked an old Nokia 1600 on unlockitfree.com, so that I can use my free orange sim card for orange wednesdays. The first code they supplied worked! I had also looked on another site - unlock.nokiafree.org but their codes didn't work at all.

Hi mate try the TOP one FIRST but if that one doesnt work try the LAST one #pw+829421042601611+1#
#pw+386086002377672+2##pw+317616030473304+3##pw+134064057147757+4##pw+949412264671002+5##pw+104024523117610+6##pw+105344520240137+7#

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